WEBVTT FENTANYL.SHELLEY: THE BIPARTISAN HEROINTASK FORCE, LED BY CONGRESSWOMANANNIE KUSTER, JUST ANNOUNCEDTHEIR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.THE AGENDA HAS FIVE DIFFERENTCATEGORIES, PREVENTION,TREATMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT,CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ANDVETERAN AFFAIRS.THE GOAL IS TO EXPAND TREATMENT,

The Bi-Partisan Heroin Task Force, led by Rep. Annie Kuster, has announced their legislative agenda.The agenda is meant to introduce commonsense, bipartisan legislation to address the opioid epidemic from the perspective of law enforcement, prevention, treatment and recovery.The bills put forth by this agenda include Jessie's Law, the STOP OD Act, the Addiction Recovery Through Family Health Accounts Act, Road to Recovery Act, the INTERDICT Act, the Synthetic Drug Awareness Act, the CRIB Act and the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act.Full details of the legislative agenda can be found here.“The opioid addiction epidemic is a crisis that transcends politics,” said Kuster. “We know that tackling substance use requires a comprehensive approach that takes into account law enforcement, prevention, treatment, and recovery. The legislative agenda we released today represents the commonsense approach that the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force is committed to pursuing. I’m proud to stand with my colleagues on the Task Force to announce this agenda and look forward to working across the aisle to make progress in addressing the opioid epidemic.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. —

The Bi-Partisan Heroin Task Force, led by Rep. Annie Kuster, has announced their legislative agenda.

The agenda is meant to introduce commonsense, bipartisan legislation to address the opioid epidemic from the perspective of law enforcement, prevention, treatment and recovery.

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The bills put forth by this agenda include Jessie's Law, the STOP OD Act, the Addiction Recovery Through Family Health Accounts Act, Road to Recovery Act, the INTERDICT Act, the Synthetic Drug Awareness Act, the CRIB Act and the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act.

“The opioid addiction epidemic is a crisis that transcends politics,” said Kuster. “We know that tackling substance use requires a comprehensive approach that takes into account law enforcement, prevention, treatment, and recovery. The legislative agenda we released today represents the commonsense approach that the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force is committed to pursuing. I’m proud to stand with my colleagues on the Task Force to announce this agenda and look forward to working across the aisle to make progress in addressing the opioid epidemic.”